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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 THPT
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

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PART I: LISTENING
SECTION 1. Questions 1 – 5
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D
1.   What does her bag look like?

 2.    What time was it when the bag was stolen?

3.   Where was she when the bag was stolen?
A   at the shopping centre
C   by the supermarket
4.   What was in the bag?
A   wallet, passport and camera
C   passport, traveler's cheques
5.   The woman is ____________
A   at a conference
B   on holiday

B   at the cinema
D   at the movies
B   passport, traveler's cheques and pens
D   traveler's cheques, wallet and pens
C   working

D   visiting family

Section 2. Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
CAR INSURANCE
Example:

Answer:

Name:

Patrick Jones

Address:

27 ____________ (1) Road, Greendale

Contact number:

730453

Occupation:

_________________ (2)

Size of car engine:

1200cc

Type of car:
Manufacturer: Hewton
Model: ____________________ (3)
Year: 1997
Previous insurance company:

________________ (4) Star

Any insurance in the last five years?

Yes 

If yes, give brief details:

Car was _____________ (5) in 1999

Name(s) of other driver(s):

Simon ________________ (6)

Relationship to main driver:

Brother-in-law

Uses of car:

No 

- social
- Traveling to ________________ (7)

Start date:

31 __________________(8)

Recommended insurance arrangement
Name of company: Red __________________ (9)
Annual cost: $ ___________________ (10)
PART II. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the
other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below
1.  A. random            
 B. canal             
C. many             
D. anaesthetic
2.  A. provide            
B. product        
 C. production       
D. procedure
3. A. death
B. ease
C. breath
D. leather
4. A. ambitious
B. background
C. humanitarian
D. journalist
5. A. turn
B. suburb
C. curry
D. resurface
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below
1. A. powerful
B. composer
C. musician
D. traditional
2. A. lyrical
B. emotion
C. favorite
D. classical
3. A. entertain
B. atmosphere
C. serious
D. joyfulness
4. A. understand
B. appearance
C. remember
D. employer
5. A. nation
B. nature
C. nationality
D. national

PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.
1. Those interested in the post of Assistant Manager are requested to apply _______.
A. as a person
B. in person
C. as persons
D. by person
2. I don't care _______ you go or not.
A. where
B. when
C. why
D. whether
3. If it wasn't you who took my pen, it must have been _______.
A. somebody
B. somebody else
C. another one
D. anybody
4. Did the man _______ by the committee accept the job?
A. appointing
B. appointed
C. was appointed
D. to appoint
5. Don't leave your clothes _______ about on the bedroom floor.
A. lie
B. lay
C. lying
D. laying
6. She raced by in a car, with her hair _______ behind.
A. streamed
B. stream
C. streams
D. streaming
7. I had my younger brother _______ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. to send
B. sent
C. send
D. sending
8. Joe, I am inclined _______ Appiah's complicity in the big fraud.
A. about believing
B. to believe
C. for believing
D. in believing
9. Now listen to me John. As far as your examination results are concerned, you needn't
worry so much, _______?
A. isn't it
B. need you
C. do you
D. aren't they
10. His arrogance makes him _______ whenever he goes.
A. hate B. hated
C. to hate
D. hating
II. The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been
done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below
After an absence in thirty years, I decided visiting my old school again. I had expected to find
changes, but no a completely different building. As I walked up the school drive, I wondered for a
moment if I had come to right address. The grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows that
had looked up grimly on the playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place stood a
bright, modern block risen from the ground on great concrete stilts. A huge expanse of glass
extending across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well-kept lawn where previous
there had been untidy gravel yard.
Answers: 0. in  of
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your
answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.
1. Without a fridge, fresh food will go _________ very quickly.
2. I haven't heard_________ Mandy since she wrote in July.
3. This service is free ___________ charge.
4. They went ahead contrary ____________ my advice.
5. The monk told me that the old woman had not really dies. He said that she simply passed
_______ her next life
6. BBC stands _______ British Broadcasting Corporation
7. When I was looking through my papers, I came ______ this picture
8. The taxi driver decided to go ___________ duty as he was beginning to feel sleepy.
9. The band was __________ the verge of stardom.
10. Jim won't be coming tonight because he's feeling a bit ________________ the weather.
IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the
numbered spaces provided below
1. The situation is so ___________ (CHAOS) in some countries now that it is difficult to see
any solution.

2. Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives _____________ (MEASURE).
3. Computers are now considered ________________ (DISPENSE) in the business world.
4. Due to ______________ (ELECTRIC) the difference between urban life and rural life is
more and more reduced.
5. I will resign if you continue (REGARD) ________________ what I say
6. She was late as she (ESTIMATE)_______________ how much time she'd need
7. Kenneth gave her child a (HAND)___________ of sweets
8. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to
(DIFFERENT)_______________ the two
9. He's the most unpleasant, _______________ (MANNER) person I've ever met.
10. I can't stand out little boy. He's really ______ (ANNOY).
PART IV. READING
I. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space
Stress-related hair loss
When stress levels become so high that they affect the immune system it can have a
profound effect on the body and the hair. Hair loss itself causes immense stress and then it can
become a vicious (1)_______.
Bonnie Kinnear, 50s, housewife: “Last year my life was quite stressful due to my
husband's high-profile career being constantly in the (2) ________.At this time I began to
develop an (3) ________ scalp which was wrongly diagnosed as psoriasis, for which I was
prescribed steroids. Over the next two months my scalp become worse, and hair began to fall
out, leaving (4) _______ patches, which was devastating.
Having to look good and be a support to my famous husband was stressful because
wherever we went people would look at us. I had lost at (5) ________ one third of my hair
and, in (6) ________, visited a high-profile Mayfair trichologist. Without any diagnosis I was
ordered to buy £300 worth of products and my head was massaged by a girl who proceeded to
turn my hair into what is (7) _______ as 'bird's-nest syndrome'. It took four hours to (8)
________.
My GP convinced me to seek help from Andrew Bernie. I was diagnosed with a
stress-triggered (9) __________ where the skin cells multiply fast, grow down the hair shaft
and bind with sebaceous matter to strangle the hair. I visit Andrew regularly for treatments. I
am also trying to (10) ________ my stress levels, which is easier now my hair is returning.'
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. A
10.A

cycle
daylight
intense
empty
once
reply
supposed
replace
state
destroy

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

effect
spotlight
enlarged
bald
all
fun
known
untangle
symptom
assess

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

closure
searchlight
inflamed
dark
least
hope
seen
return
outcome
manage

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

circle
starlight
inflicted
hairy
first
desperation
referred
reset
condition
measure

II. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
A Success Story
At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire and one of a growing number of teenagers
_________ (1) have made their fortune through the Internet. __________ (2) makes Ben's

story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was told by teachers ___________ (3)
his junior school that he would never be able to read or write properly. "I wanted to prove
them wrong", says Ben, creator and director of Way search, a net search engine which can be
used to find goods __________ (4) online shopping malls.
When he was eight, his local authorities provided him ___________ (5) a PC to help
with schoolwork. Although he was unable to read the manuals, he had a natural ___________
(6) with the computer, and encouraged by his father, he soon began charging people E10 an
hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he set up his own computer consultancy,
Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, two years later he left school __________
(7) devote all his time to business.
"By this time the company had grown and I needed to take __________ (8) a couple of
employees to help me," says Ben. “That enabled me to start doing business with bigger
companies.” It was his ability to consistently ___________ (9) difficult challenges that led
him to win the You Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Way search, and
he has recently signed a deal worth £25 million with a private investment company, which will
finance _________ (10) search engine.

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the
numbered blanks provided below the passage.
As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old
ones were reworked. The legend of Santa Claus, for example, had origins in Europe and was
brought by Dutch settlers to New York in the early 18th century. Traditionally, Santa Claus from the Dutch Sinter Klaas - was depicted as a tall, dignified, religious figure riding a white
horse through the air. Known as Saint Nicholas in Germany, he was usually accompanied by
Black Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. In North America he eventually
developed into a fat, jolly old gentleman who had neither the religious attributes of Saint
Nicholas nor the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter.
Santa's transformation began in 1823, when a New York newspaper published the poem
A Visit from Saint Nicholas, which Clement Clark Moore had written to amuse his daughter.
The poem introduced many Americans to the story of a kindly saint who flew over housetops
in a reindeer-drawn sleigh. Portraits and drawings of Santa Claus by American illustrator
Thomas Nast further strengthened the legend during the second half of the 19 th century.
Living at the North Pole and assisted by elves, the modern Santa produced and delivered toys
to all good children. By the late 19th century he had become such a prominent figure of
American folklore that in 1897, when Virginia O'Hanlon wrote to the New York Sun
newspaper asking if Santa was real, she received a direct answer: “Yes, Virginia, there is a
Santa Claus”.
1. Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?
A. Sinter Klaas
B. Saint Nicholas
C. A German D. Dutch settlers
2. Santa Claus was traditionally described as a __________.
A. tall man who could walk through the air
B. fat, jolly, old man
C. religious figure
D. fat man riding a white horse
3. Santa Claus in North America was depicted as ___________.
A. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter
B. a good old man with less religious character
C. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas.
D. a jolly man on horseback.
4. Who was Black Peter?
A. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas
C. one of the disobedient children
B. an elf who rode a white horse
D. a popular traditional figure
5. What word is closest in meaning to “attributes”?
A. symbols of a person
B. natural qualities

C. effects
D. outer appearance
6. Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?
A. the North Pole
B. Europe
C. North America
D. the City of New York
7. 1823 was mentioned as a year when ____________.
A. Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem.
B. Clement Clark Moore's poem made him popular.
C. Saint Nicholas visited New York.
D. the image of Santa Claus was transformed
8. According to Clement Clark Moore's poem,
A. Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one.
B. Santa Claus had wings and could fly.
C. Santa Claus liked poetry.
D. Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh.
9. The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the fact
that________
A. the New York Sun was popular with children.
B. Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time.
C. newspapers are unreliable.
D. Virginia O'Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun.
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures.
B. Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas.
C. Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America.
D. Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.
PART V. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it
1. Someone stole the old lady's handbag.
The old lady was ___________________________.
2. A true story forms the basis of Mary's new novel.
Mary's new novel _______________________________.
3.If you have completed your test, you can go home.
Get ___________________________.
4. The employee insisted on being given a full bonus.
Nothing but __________________________________
5. 'I didn't harm anybody!' cried the accused.
The accused _____________________________.
II. There is a fact that a number of parents now increasingly desire to send their
children to study overseas. What are the reasons for this trend? You should write a
paragraph of about 150 words on this topic.

ĐÁP ÁN
Total: 130 pts
PART I: LISTENING
Section 1. (10pts)

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. B

5.B

1. Bank

2. Dentist

3. Sable

4. Northern

5. stolen

6. Paynter

7. work

8. January

9. Flag

10. 450

Section 2 (10pts)

PART II. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the
other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5pts)
1. C

2. B

3. B

4. D

5. C

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5pts)
1.A

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.
(10pts)
1. B
6.D

2.D
7.C

3.B
8.B

4.B
9.B

5.C
10.B

II. The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been
done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (10pts)
1. visiting -->to visit
2. no --> not
3. right address -->the right address
4. their --> its
5. up --> down
6. had swept --> had been swept
7. risen --> raised
8.extending --> extended
9. previous --> previously
10. untidy gravel yard --> an untidy gravel yard
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your
answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.(10pts)
1. off
6. for

2. from
7. across

3. of
8. off

4. to
9. on

5. into
10. under

IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the
numbered spaces provided below (10pts)
1. chaotic
6.underestimated

2.
immeasurably
7. handful

3. indispensable 4. electrification 5. disregarding
8. differentiate

9. ill/badmannered

10. annoying

PART IV. READING
I. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space
(10pts)
1.B
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.D
10.A

II. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word. (10pts)
1. who
6. ability

2. what
7. to

3. at
8.on

4. in
9. overcome

5.with
10. his

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the
numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10pts)
1.D
6.B

2.C
7.D

3.B
8.D

4.A
9.B

5.A
10.A

PART V. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it (10pts)
1. was robbed of her hand bag.
2. is based on a true story.
3. your test completed/ finished and you can go home.
1. a full bonus would satisfy the employee.
4. denied causing/having caused harm to anybody.
II. There is a fact that a number of parents now increasingly desire to send their
children to study overseas. What are the reasons for this trend? You should write a
paragraph of about 150 words on this topic. (20pt)
Marking scheme
The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:
1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to
the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students
3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the
level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students.
------The end ------

DỀ SỐ 2
PLACEMENT TEST
A. LISTENING
Part 1: There are seven questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures
and a short recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (√) in the box below it

Part 2: (12 points)You will hear an English woman called Britta talking to an interviewer
about her life in Berlin, the capital of Germany. For each question, put a tick ( √) in the
correct box.
8. How long has Britta lived in Berlin?
A.  four years
B.  six years
C.  twenty years
9. What does Britta say about living in Berlin?
A  She can't sleep at night because of
the traffic noise.
B  She misses the museums and theatres in
Bonn.
C  She likes living in a big, busy city.
10. The area of Berlin where Britta lives is A  a rather expensive place to live.
B  a good place to eat out.
C  a long way from the city centre.
11. How does Britta usually travel around in Berlin?A  She walks
B  She uses her bicycle.
C  She uses her tram or bus.
12. Britta says that her nephew, Philippe,
A  to the park with her.
likes going
B  to the shops with his parents.
C  to a gallery with her.
13. Britta has lots of friends who
A  live near her.
B  work with her.

C  are still in England.
Part 3: (12 points) You will hear a man called Stephen Millas talking to a group of
people about a trip to India to see tigers. For each question, fill in the missing
information in the numbered space.

THE TIGER TOUR

Stephen's profession: (14) _________________________________________
Date of departure: (15) ____________________________________________
Number of tourists in group: (16)____________________________________
Type of accommodation: (17) ______________________________________
Means of transport in the park: - Open truck in the north, (18)_________________________in the
south.
Meal NOT include: (19)____________________________________________

Part 4: (12 points) You will hear a conversation between a boy, Carl, and a girl,
Susanna, about a school concert. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is
correct, put a tick (√) in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick (√) in
the box under B for NO.
A
B
YES NO
20. Susanna feels shy about playing violin in public


21. Carl and Susanna share the same opinion about


practising their instruments regularly.


22. Susanna's parents refuse to allow her to give up violin lessons. 

23. Carl aim is to have a career in music.


24. Susanna thinks she would enjoy working in another country. 

25. Carl persuades Susanna to take part in the concert.


B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Part 1: (10 points) Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences.
Write your answers in the space provided.
1. Jill: “Do I have to take that French course?”
“No, you _______.” said Sue.
A. haven't
B. don't have C. needn't
D. mustn't
2. There is a daily flight takes __________ at 8 AM
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. off
3. The temperatures _______ take place vary widely for different materials.
A. at which they melt and freeze
B. which melting and freezing
C. which they melt and freeze
D. at which melting and freezing
4. What _______ something nobody knows.
A. are his plans is
B. his plans are is
C. are his plans that is
D. his plans are it is
5. Look at the situation I am in! If only I _______ your advice.
A. had followed
B. follow
C. followed
D. would
follow
6. I ___________the windows cleaned about twice a week.
A. get
B. put
C. am
D. do
7. Only when he started working with her, ____that she was intelligent.
A. he had realized
B. did he realize
C. he did realized
D. he
realized
8. My favourite magazine, Teen Scene, _________ out every Wednesday.

A. goes
B. comes
C. prints
D.
gets
9. Let's go for a swim as soon as we ______________the hotel.
A. arrive
B. get
C. reach
D.
meet
10. He tried to deny _________ while stealing money, but no one believed him.
A. to be capturing
B. being capturing
C. to be captured
D. being captured
C. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1: (15 points) Read the following passage and decide which answer (from A, B, C or
D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the space provided.
Stressful situations that emerge almost every day in life (1)____ to be unavoidable. However,
we can do little sometimes to ward off a misfortune or unpleasant occurrence which may
befall us (2)____ as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the roof give into the
(3)_____ of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to bear the burden.
Can you (4) _____ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you
light one cigarette after (5) ____? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other
neurotics? Or do you take a different stance and (6)______ good use of the time drawing up a
schedule for the days to come?
To withstand the stressful moment you can also (7) ____ a crossword puzzle, listen to your
favorite music or even (8)_____ a menu for your Sunday dinner. In fact, whatever way you
(9)________to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact (10)____ it as the traffic jam
will only reduce in due course. Nevertheless, your reaction might (11)____ influence your
disposition for the (12)____ of the day. The inability to confront a stressful occurrence like
that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds (13)____ more strain to your life and in
this way puts your well-being in jeopardy. (14)_____, it's the seemingly negligible hardships
we stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than
our isolated tragedies however painful they may be.
Given that so many of those wretched stress (15)_____ troubles affect us in a day, we should,
at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily
lifestyles.
1. A. have
B. need
C. want
D. seem
2. A. expectedly
B. expected
C. unexpectedly
D. unexpected
3. A. carelessness B. helplessness
C. happiness
D. kindness
4. A. envision
B. observe
C. picture
D. conclude
5. A. another
B. other
C. one another
D. one other
6. A. take
B. make
C. get
D. have
7. A. study
B. play
C. take
D. do
8. A. compose
B. draw
C. read
D. pay
9. A. confront
B. deal
C. respond
D. challenge
10. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. with
11. A. considerably B. considered
C. considering
D. considerable
12. A. work
B. rest
C. whole
D. time
13. A. any
B. many
C. no
D. much
14. A. Surprisedly B. Surprisingly
C. Surprised
D. Surprising
15. A. included
B. includes
C. including
D. includes
Part 2: (15 points) Fill ONE suitable word into each of the numbered blanks in the
following passage. Write your answers in the space provided.
ARE ZOOS A GOOD THING?
Zoos are hugely popular attractions (16)___ adults and children alike. But are they actually a
good thing?
Critics of zoos would argue that animals often suffer (17)___ and mentally by being
enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can't come close to matching the space,
diversity, and freedom that animals have in (18)___ natural habitats. This deprivation causes

many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also
causes much suffering by splitting up families. Some zoos make animals behave unnaturally:
for example, marine parks often force dolphins and whales to perform tricks. These mammals
may die decades earlier (19)___ their wild relatives, and some even try to commit suicide.
On the other hand, by bringing people and animals (20)___ , zoos have the potential to
educate the public about conservation issues and inspire people to protect animals and their
habitats. Some zoos provide a safe environment for (21)___ which have been mistreated in
circuses, or pets which have been abandoned. Zoos also carry out important research into
subjects like animal behaviour and how to (22)___ illnesses.
One of the most important modern functions of zoos (23)___ supporting international
breeding programmes, particularly for endangered species. In the wild, some of the rarest
species have difficulty (24)___ finding mates and breeding, and they might also be threatened
(25)___ poachers, loss of their habitat and predators. A good zoo will enable these species to
live and breed in a secure environment. In addition, as numbers of some wild species drop,
there is an increased danger of populations becoming too genetically similar. Breeding
programmes provide a safeguard: zoo-bred animals can be released into the wild to increase
genetic diversity.
(26)___ , opponents of zoos say that the vast majority of captive breeding programmes
do not release animals back into the wild. Surplus animals are sold not only to other zoos but
(27)___ to circuses or hunting ranches in the US or South Africa, (28)___ some people are
willing to pay a lot of money for the chance to kill an animal in a fenced enclosure. Often,
these animals are familiar with humans and have very little chance of escaping.
So, are zoos good for animals or not? Perhaps it all (29)___ on how well individual
zoos are managed, and the benefits of zoos can surely outweigh their harmful effects.
However, it is understandable (30)___ many people believe imprisoning animals for any
reason is simply wrong.
Part 3: (20 points) Read the passage and choose the correct answer (from A, B, C or D) for
each question. Write your answers in the space provided.
The biologist's role in society as well as his moral and ethical responsibility in
the discovery and development of new ideas has led to a reassessment of his social and
scientific value systems. A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries;
he is as concerned the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in
which he is involved. This emerging social and political role of the biologist and all other
scientists requires a weighing of values that cannot be done with the accuracy or the
objectivity of a laboratory balance. As a member of society, it is necessary for a biologist now
to redefine his social obligations and his functions, particularly in the realm of making
judgments about such ethical problems as man's control of his environment or his
manipulation of genes to direct further evolutionary development.
As a result of recent discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms, genetic
engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a reality. As desirable as
it may seem to be, such an accomplishment would entail many value judgments. Who would
decide, for example, which traits should be selected for change? In case of genetic
deficiencies and diseases, the desirability of the change is obvious, but the possibilities for
social misuse are so numerous that they may far outweigh the benefits.
Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present, will be to
find ways to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man's constant efforts to
improve the quality of his life. Many scientists believe that underlying the spectre of
pollution is the problem of surplus human population. A rise in population necessitates an
increase in the operations of modern industry, the waste products of which increase the
pollution of air, water, and soil. The question of how many people the resources of the Earth
can support is one of critical importance.
Although the solutions to these and many other problems are yet to be found, they do
indicate the need for biologists to work with social scientists and other members of society in
order to determine the requirements necessary for maintaining a healthy and productive

planet. For although many of man's present and future problems may seem to be essentially
social, political, or economic in nature, they have biological ramifications that could affect
the very existence of life itself.
31. According to the passage, a modern scientist should be more concerned about _____.
A. his basic research
B. the development of new ideas
C. his manipulation of genes
D. the consequences of his discoveries
32. The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. an accomplishment
B. a reality
C. genetic engineering
D. hereditary mechanism
33. It is implied in the passage that genetic engineering _____.
A. may do us more harm than good B. is no longer desirable
C. is the most desirable for life
D. will change all human traits
34. The pronoun “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. cases of genetic deficiencies
B. discoveri...